The Quest for Joy–1 Glory be to God for Winged Things

All men seek happiness. This is without exception. Whatever different means they employ, they all tend to this end. The cause of some going to war, and of others avoiding it is the same desire in both.

This is the motive of every action of every man, even of those who hang themselves.

Blaise Pascal –Pensees.

“I am not alone in this desire for happiness, nor are there only a few who share it with me: without exception we all long for happiness… They may all search for it in different ways, but all try their hardest to reach the same goal, that is, joy”Augustine of Hippo (Confessions, X, 21).

I am going to start a new series on this blog, and each day that I can record one random thing that fills me with joy and happiness, and make want to praise God.

And here’s today’s:

Glory be to God for Winged things!

For hummingbirds

flying jewels who cross the Mojave Desert on their annual migration, and fly 450 miles over the Gulf of Mexico without a break.